Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Leicester thrashed Wolves 4-0 in the Premier League on Sunday for their first points away from home this season to move off the bottom of the standings and out of the relegation zone.
Back-to-back wins moved a clinical Leicester up to 16th in the standings while struggling Wolves fell to a fifth defeat in six games to drop to 19th as the home fans booed Steve Davis’ side at the final whistle.
Wolves started brightly but it was Leicester who drew first blood when a clearance fell to skipper Youri Tielemans and the midfielder fired a volley from more than 20 yards out that arrowed into the top corner.
A buoyant Leicester side then cut open the Wolves defence 11 minutes later as Harvey Barnes played a one-two pass with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall before firing a shot from an angle past goalkeeper Jose Sa to double the lead.
Leicester’s top scorer James Maddison put the game to bed in the second half when he made room for himself at the edge of the box before whipping in a low shot past Sa for his sixth goal of the season, leaving Wolves deflated.
Brendan Rodgers’ side completed the rout when they won the ball back from a sloppy Wolves side, with Timothy Castagne’s uncontested cross turned in by Jamie Vardy as the 35-year-old striker scored their fourth goal and his first of the season.
Reuters
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Early chance for Wolves. Soumare gives the ball away inside the Leicester half with the home side retaining possession outside the box. The ball then comes to Podence on the left who has his shot blocked from a tight angle.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Wolves are unbeaten in all five of their home Premier League matches against Leicester City (W3 D2), winning 2-1 against the Foxes last season. They’ve only faced Fulham more often at home in the Premier League without losing (seven games).
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
As for Leicester, Rodgers makes two alterations to the team that beat Leeds during the week. Maddison returns from suspension and is preferred ahead of Praet who drops to the bench, with Vardy leading the line instead of Daka.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Leicester City
Wolves make two changes to the side that were defeated by Palace last time out. At right-back, Semedo is replaced by Jonny, with Moutinho coming in for Traore in the midfield. Costa, who starts in the striking position, is still looking for his first goal at his new club.
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